Bachelors Degree General Education Requirements

The following information must be used in conjunction with the requirements information under each degree.

Transfer from Associate Degree:

General Education Requirement: 36 credits

Electives: 24 credits

In compliance with Rule 6A-14.0303, General Education Core Course Options, prior to the award of a Baccalaureate degree, students must complete at least one course from each of the General Education subject areas listed in this section.

Any student who successfully completes a course with and ENC prefix for which ENC X101 is an immediate prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the communication core.

Humanities:

ARH X000 Art Appreciation;

HUM X020 Introduction to Humanities;

LIT X000 Introduction to Literature;

MUL X010 Music Literature/Music Appreciation;

PHI X010 Introduction to Philosophy; or

THE X000 Theatre Appreciation

Mathematics:

MAC X105 College Algebra;

MAC X311 Calculus I;

MGF X106 Liberal Arts Mathematics I

MGF X107 Liberal Arts Mathematics II

STA X023 Statistical Methods; or

Any student who successfully completes a mathematics course for which one of the general education core courses options in mathematics is an immediate prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the mathematics core.

Natural Science:

AST X002 Descriptive Astronomy;

BSC X005 General Biology

BSC X010 General Biology I;

BSC X085 Anatomy and Physiology I;

CHM X020 Chemistry for Liberal Studies;

CHM X045 General Chemistry I;

ESC X000 Introduction to Earth Science;

EVR X001 Introduction to Environmental Science;

PHY X020 Fundamentals of Physics;

PHY X048 General Physics with Calculus;

PHY X053 General Physics I; or

Any student who successfully completes a natural science course for which one of the general education core course options in natural science is an immediate prerequisite shall be considered to have completed the natural science core.

Social Sciences:

AMH X020 Introduction to Survey Since 1877;

ANT X000 Introduction to Anthropology;

ECO X013 Principles of Macroeconomics;

POS X041 American Government;

PSY X012 Introduction to Psychology; or

SYG X000 Principles of Sociology.

Degree Requirements

English - 6 credits

Students must complete ENC 1101 to comply with General Education Core Course Options.

Consult Enrollment and Student Services about specific science requirements for major and for university transfer.

Social Science - 12 credits

Students must complete at least one course from the AMH 2020, ANT 1000, ECO 2013, POS 1041, PSY 2012, SYG 2000 to comply with General Education Core Course Options. IRSC does not offer ANT 1000, but does accept the course as Social Science General Education.